IronJambo Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 i'm just about to pick up a new laptop and want to make sure its protected as best as it can be. i'm not paying for something like norton/mcafee though. planning on putting avast anti-virus on it, but don't have a clue as to firewalls or anything. can anyone recommend stuff? laptop will have windows 7, does it have reasonable protection out of the box anyway? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn artist Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 i use avg. it does the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vulture Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Use Avast, no cost either for the basic package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Jambo 60 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 i use avg. it does the job. Had that as well on trial mate and avast was ok. Yesterday downloaded PC tools for nothing. Doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff Fatman Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 If you are connecting via a wireless router don't bother with a firewall, (your router acts as a hardware firewall) if you are connecting directly via a modem use something like zone alarm or comodo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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